Voting For, Against and Together
Great proposal from Andrew Coyne. I couldn’t have said it better myself, and I’ve tried, and tried and tried. “The opposition parties would agree on a single candidate to put…
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Voting For, Against and Together
Great proposal from Andrew Coyne. I couldn’t have said it better myself, and I’ve tried, and tried and tried. “The opposition parties would agree on a single candidate to put…
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Trans Human Rights in Canada: Progress, Stalls and Confustication.
The Province of Nova Scotia passed Bill 140, the Transgendered Persons Protection Act, today. The Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project (NSRAP) commented on Facebook: “Bill 140 passed today with unanimous…
Harper Regime is Now Disqualified
'Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said that Canadian threats of reprisals and Mr. Baird’s decision to personally campaign against the Palestinian resolution at the UN have ruled Ottawa out of…
Given how many countries it has alienated through this ridiculous demonstration of bad judgement, Canada is really the one risking retaliation, not Palestine
"Baird’s intervention is notable. . . because only two other foreign ministers — those of Indonesia and Turkey — spoke on the issue before the vote." (Primer on Canada's...
Fossils In Harper Government Recognized In Doha
Yes, it’s the annual UN Climate negotiations, which means that it’s time for Canada to start receiving its Fossil awards. This comes as no surprise to any Canadians who pay…
#HarperRegime is delusional – reeking with Luciferian pride
#HarperRegime is delusional - reeking with Luciferian pride - in thinking it can practice Israeli-American style "exceptionalism." The reality is that none is exceptional, and, like children, they lack respect…
Conservatives call Justin Trudeau to testify at the House Un-Canadian Activities Committee
Blaine Calkins (CPC – Wetaskiwin) and the 5 other government MPs have called for David McGuinty and Justin Trudeau to answer questions at the the House Natural Resources Committee. They…
Environmental Rights and Canada’s Constitution
Our Conservative government’s recent penchant for gutting several decades’ worth of environmental rules all at once using the stealthy technique of omnibus legislation is no secret. Given this depressing reality,…
Shameful: Conservatives defeat Bill C-398
Bill C-398 was designed to help improve a law passed in 2004 that was to ensure the poor in the Third-World, primarily Africa, would have better access to anti-AIDS/HIV drugs…
Ontario Liberal Party Convention: blogging opportunities?
BigCityLib asked about this last month. I’ve put forth an inquiry to someone I know up in Toronto Liberal HQ about whether the access that the NDP provided us bloggers…
The Scorpion and the Tortoise.
Based on the story from Aesop’s fables. Told by David Rakoff on “This American Life.” The scorpion was hamstrung, his tail all aquiver, just how would he manage to get…
And the winner is … no one: everybody missed Monday’s biggest story
Alberta families like this one just stayed home Monday and watched TV. Below: Pollster Janet Brown. So who stayed home? While poll analysts and pundits pontificated yesterday about what the…
Lessons for the Liberals from the Calgary-Centre by-election
Harvey Locke ran a great campaign in Calgary-Centre taking a strong second place. and keeping the Conservatives under 40% in the so-called “Conservative heartland” is nothing to sneeze at. I…
In Calgary-Centre, Unite the Left may not have worked.
There will be some who feel that if the anti-CPC vote had coalesced around 1 candidate last night, Joan Crockett might not be going to Ottawa, which she narrowly did…
Giving the Devil the benefit of the law
A Man for All Seasons (1960) —————————————————————————————————- Roper: So now you’d give the Devil benefit of law! More: Yes. What would you do? Cut a great road through the law…
Canada needs electoral reform
After the last federal general election, it became obvious that electoral reform was needed in Canada. After possibly breaking many election laws, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives won a “strong majority mandate”…
Go back to sleep everyone: another Tory win in Calgary
Joan Crockatt, the first pest past the post, flanked by Calgary MPs Rob Anders and Jason Kenney, gives her victory speech in Calgary last night. Actual victorious Alberta Conservatives may…
Parody of the Conservative Economic Ad Scam, by This Hour Has 22…
Parody of the Conservative Economic Ad Scam, by This Hour Has 22 Minutes. The real Economic Action Plan ads and website are pure partisan (and pro-oilsands industry) propaganda, under a…